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Analysis: Ireland's work at the breakdown vs the Springboks Posted about 10 years ago

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Joe Schmidt’s coaching philosophy is strongly founded on winning the breakdown and ruck, so we’ve analysed his Ireland team’s winning performance against South Africa last weekend.

Our in-depth examination of every breakdown and ruck shows who is doing the hard work in this highly technical area.

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Murray is a freelance sports journalist based in Ireland. He has a strong interest in the technical aspects of rugby and his league of preference is the Top 14 in France.

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